A young girl, possibly Edith Barstow or Hettie Johnson, standing in front of the blackboard in the Hockanum schoolhouse reading her composition to the class.
Two white girls sit on the threshold of a house with an open book between them. Some stones line the entrance and form a small garden along the wall of the house with some plants growing under a window.
Two bearded white men, sit outside a house. One is wearing a three-piece suit and holding a newspaper while the second is wearing an overcoat and holding his hat in his hand.
A girl, identified as Katherine Johnson, stands on a boat pulled up on the shore, holding a fishing pole in one hand and a tin can of worms in the other.
Two young black men sit on horses while a third man stands nearby, holding the bridle of one of the horses. A fence runs across the middleground with a number of trees on the far side and a farm building visible on the left. Caption reads: "Ready to…
An entrance of a house with a woman, identified as Anna McQueston Johnson, standing on the steps holding a bowl. A boy, identified as Stephen Johnson, is standing on the brick walkway in front of the steps and is holding a hay fork and rake.